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KABUL (PAN): Ten policemen and six civilians were killed when a suicide bombing ripped through a busy marketplace in the capital of northern Kunduz province on Monday afternoon, officials said.Several others, including a woman and a child, were... read more

MAIDAN SHAR (PAN): A Taliban commander was among a dozen insurgents killed during an operation in the central province of Maidan Wardak, officials said on Wednesday. Five rebels and five soldiers were wounded.The operation was launched by Afghan... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Ten civilians were killed and seven others were wounded when dozens of members of an illegal armed group opened fire on villagers in northern Kunduz province on Sunday morning, the governor said.The gunmen attacked civilians for... read more

KUNDUZ CITY/LASHKARGAH (PAN): A local police commander was among three people killed in an insurgent attack in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said on Wednesday.Commander Juma Gul and one of his guards were killed when a group of armed... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Five women were crushed to death by a speedy car in the provincial capital of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Wednesday.A sixth woman was wounded in the freak accident that took place in the first police district of... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A district mayor and a local peace negotiator were among five people killed during a roadside bombing in northern Takhar province on Monday.The blast occurred on the Ashkmash-Taloqan road at about 9am, when the officials’ vehicle... read more

KUNDUZ (PAN): A newly-graveled road, benefitting more than 1,000 families, was on Wednesday inaugurated in the Dasht-i-Archi district of northern Kunduz province, an official said.Having seven-kilometre length and six-metre width, the road linked... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): An unmanned aerial vehicle of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) crashed in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said on Thursday.The aircraft went down in the Bagh-i-Mili area on the outskirts of Kuduz City... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Two children were killed and a third wounded during an explosion in northern Kunduz province on Monday evening, an official said.The warhead blast happened in Nawabad village on the outskirts of Kunduz City, the provincial capital... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): After the transfer of security control to Afghan forces in northern Kunduz province, foreign troops are focusing on boosting the civil sector, a coalition commander said on Monday.The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF... read more

KUNDUZ CITY/GHAZNI CITY (PAN): A security guard was killed and eight civilians injured when a magnetic bomb placed beneath the vehicle of a district chief went off in northern Kunduz province on Monday, an official said.The explosion took place at... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Two German soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were wounded in a militant attack in northern Kunduz province, the defence ministry in Berlin announced on Thursday.A statement from the ministry said the... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A senior official said on Thursday 130 people were rescued and evacuated to safer places after three days of flooding in the Ishkamish district of northern Takhar province.Dozens of houses, hundreds of acres of farmland and roads... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A woman was among three abductors caught red-handed in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said on Tuesday.An individual -- named Mohammad Farooq -- was rescued from the kidnappers as a result of a police raid on a house in... read more

KUNDUZ (PAN): Two police officers and a constable were killed and two others, including a civilian, were injured in a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province on Thursday, an official said.The explosion that happened in the Eidgah area of Dasht-... read more

KABUL (PAN): A Taliban military official in charge of northern Kunduz province was killed, along with his four fighters, during a joint operation by Afghan and international soldiers, local officials said on Sunday.Security forces targeted a... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): The Ministry of Counternarcotics on Thursday said more than 95 tonnes of heroine were annually smuggled into central Asian countries from northern Afghan provinces.Of the drugs, nine tonnes are transferred through borders in... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A teenage girl in the northern province of Kunduz on Thursday claimed a local policeman raped her and held her captive for several days.A group of policemen, led by Commander Mohammad Ishaaq Nizami, forcibly entered her house and... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A multitude of auto-rickshaws, which cause air and noise pollution, have made routine life miserable for dwellers of Kunduz City, the capital of northern Kunduz province, officials and residents complained on Wednesday.In the city... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A civilian was killed and two policemen were injured in a bomb explosion in the Dasht-i-Archi district of northern Kunduz province on Saturday, an official said.The blast took place in the Eidgah area, four kilometer from the... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Several people, including a Quick Reaction Force commander, were wounded in a suicide attack in northern Kunduz province on Thursday evening, an official said.The bomber who was on foot struck in front of Quick Reaction Force... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Some residents are concerned about the security transfer to Afghan forces in northern Kunduz province, the transition commission head said on Wednesday.Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai told reporters locals had voiced their concerns over... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) leader was arrested and one of his accomplices killed during an operation in northern Kunduz province, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Tuesday.A joint Afghan... read more

HERAT CITY/ KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): More than a dozen Taliban fighters and three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed during clashes in different parts of the country, officials said on Wednesday.A Taliban-designated deputy governor for... read more

KABUL (PAN): Police discovered an explosives-packed car in northern Kunduz province on Monday, hours before an anti-Quran burning protest was staged, officials said on Monday.The Ministry of Interior in Kabul said terrorists wanted to cause... read more

KABUL (PAN): In a bid to create a law and order situation, militants penetrated Saturday’s protests over the alleged burning of the Quran in northern Kunduz province, the governor said on Sunday.Five demonstrators were killed and 57 injured when... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Two people were killed and a woman injured during an airstrike by foreign troops in the Khanabad district of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Wednesday.International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helicopters hit... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Afghan Quick Reaction Force (QRF) personnel on Thursday embarked on a three-day military exercise with German troops in northern Kunduz province, ahead of taking the lead in night time operations, officials said.Officials and... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Up to 6,000 teachers completed an in-service training course that lasted three years in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Sunday.The World Bank-funded project called “national training programme for in-service teachers”... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Two militants were detained and an intelligence operative wounded in a bomb blast in the northern province of Kunduz on Wednesday, an official said.The blast took place in Sardara area on the outskirts of the provincial capital at... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Two members of a family were killed and three others wounded when a bomb hidden in their house heater went off in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said on Sunday.The incident took place in the Janat Baz village of... read more

TALOQAN (PAN): Ten tribal figures were among 20 people killed in Sunday's suicide attack in Taloqan, the capital of northern Takhar province, officials said on Monday.The bombing, which also killed Matlab Baig, a member of the Wolesi Jirga from... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Germany's Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Wednesday met with soldiers from his country during a surprise visit to northern Kunduz province, an official said.
He discussed the current security situation in Kuduz with... read more

NIMROZ, Dec 12, 2011: Some residents of the southwestern province of Nimroz accuse their MPs of failing to keep their promises.Nimroz has two seats in Wolesi Jirga, or lower house of Parliament. One of the seats is reserved for a woman,... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Five members of a family were attacked with acid by gunmen after they entered a house in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Wednesday. The incident happened three days ago in the Bolk-i-Bala area in the 4th police... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Seventy-one vocational training programmes and reconstruction projects, benefiting more than 15,000 families, were completed in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Monday.The reconstruction schemes included the pavement of... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Farmers in northern Kunduz province have been provided with saffron seeds to convince them to give up cultivation of poppy, an official said on Monday.Agriculture Director Azizullah Aimaq said his department had imported and... read more

KUNDUZ, Oct 19, 2011: The revenue of Sher Khan Port in northern Kunduz province has increased by 25 percent during the first half of the current Afghan year compared to the corresponding period of last year, an official said on Wednesday.The... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): About 25 civilians have been killed and 63 others injured in violence-related incidents in northern Kunduz province over the past three months, officials said on Wednesday.The casualties were inflicted on civilians in roadside... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A commander was among four Taliban fighters killed while a drone of the international troops crashed in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said on Saturday.Commander Qari Shafiq was killed along with his three fighters... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Three border policemen and a militant commander were killed and two insurgents wounded during an attack in the northern Kunduz province, an official said on Saturday.The Taliban assault on police commander Juma Khan triggered a... read more

KUNDUZ CITY/TALOQAN (PAN): Hundreds of university students in northern Kunduz and Takhar provinces protested on Monday against the assassination of former president, Burhanuddin Rabbani, officials said.The high peace council chairman was killed and... read more

GARDEZ (PAN): Five insurgents were killed and a sixth wounded during an overnight operation by NATO-led soldiers in the southeastern province of Paktia, an official said on Sunday.Afghan forces did not participate in their operation in Daulatzai... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): At least five civilians, including three minors, were killed in a roadside explosion in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Sunday.The overnight incident occurred when a civilian car struck a roadside bomb in the Wakil... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A commander of the newly-established special security force was killed in a roadside bombing in the Khanabad district of northern Kunduz province, officials said on Saturday.Commander Mohammad Akbar was killed on Friday night in a... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): An international soldier with the German Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) was injured in a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province on Thursday.International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops were on a patrol in the... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A teenage suicide bomber was detained before he could accomplish his plan in northern Kunduz province, security officials said on Sunday. The 15 year-old was arrested on Saturday with an explosives-filled suicide vest from a house... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A commander and his bodyguard of the newly established special security force were killed in a roadside bombing and a bomb planter was arrested in the Char Dara district of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Sunday.... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Two Taliban militants were killed and three others injured during a clash with a joint Afghan-international security force in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Saturday.
The clash erupted after a group of insurgents... read more

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KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Nearly 7,000 families would benefit from 32 welfare projects in two districts and the capital of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Tuesday.
The projects included roads, bridges, drinking water reservoirs,... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have disarmed some illegal armed people and destroyed their checkpoints in the northern province of Kunduz, an official said on Sunday.
The weapons, including mortars, machineguns and... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A security force, jointly established by Afghan and ISAF soldiers, has been working successfully in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Wednesday.
About 150 workers of the security force were deployed in Aliabad district... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Four security guards were killed and 10 others, including civilians, injured when three suicide attackers stormed a private security company’s guesthouse at around 4 am on Tuesday in the northrern province of Kunduz,... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): As many as 4,000 illegal armed men, who are allegedly harassing residents and creating security problems in northern Kunduz province, will be disarmed, an official said on Monday.
The gunmen, introducing themselves as tribal... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A 10-year-old girl was killed when a passenger van collided with a military vehicle of German troops in Kunduz City, the capital of northern Kunduz province, police said on Friday.
Seven people were injured in the collision that... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): An influential person has been abducted by unidentified gunmen in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Tuesday.
Haji Abdul Aziz, the father of Rayees Abdul Baqi, a renowned businessman, was kidnapped on Tuesday morning... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Local police in the northern province of Kunduz have criticized the government for failing to pay their salaries for the past three months.
They are threatening to quit.
Three months ago in the province’s Chardara district... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): People from the Qala Zal district of northern Kunduz province complain of the cruelty of a Taliban commander who recently surrendered to the government.
Commander Bahro surrendered along with two of his fighters last month... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A member of the High Council for Peace in the northern Kunduz province on Sunday alleged that tribal militiamen were threatening Taliban fighters who joined the peace process.
A large number of Taliban fighters in this northern... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Three civilians were killed and nearly a dozen others injured in a suicide bombing in the northern province of Kunduz on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said.
The bomber detonated his explosives when a convoy of foreign troops... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Three civilians were killed and 11 others injured in a suicide bombing on Sunday in the northern province of Kunduz, according to Interior Ministry.
The suicide bomber detonated his explosives at 9:10 am as an International... read more

KUNDUZ CITY(PAN): First Vice-President Mohammad Qasim Fahim on Tuesday said the terrorist attack that killed senior security officials in northern Takhar province would not deter the government's resolve to take the fight to Taliban.
The Pamir... read more

KABUL (PAN): This week's massive blast at the Takhar governor's compound was caused by explosives placed at entrance, not by a suicide bomber, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Monday.
A joint team of NDS and Ministry of... read more

KABUL (PAN): The government had prior information regarding the suicide attack on his office in Taloqan, the capital of northern Takhar province, the governor said on Sunday.
They had received an intelligence tip about the attack and the bomber... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A new counterinsurgency operation, codenamed Omaid (Hope), has been launched to drive insurgents from northern Kunduz province, a military official said on Saturday.
"The target is to flush out Taliban from areas where they... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A NATO-led soldier from Germany was killed in a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province, a local official said on Thursday.
The incident took place in Chardara district where an ISAF patrol vehicle hit a roadside bomb, the... read more

KUNDUZ (PAN): Unidentified gunmen shot dead a woman and her baby in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said on Thursday.
Hafiza, 31, was gunned down along with her one year old son inside her house in the first police district of Kunduz... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Another surrendering Taliban commander was killed by his former comrades in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Thursday.
The former Taliban commander, Gulistan, who joined the peace process along with his 10 fighters... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Taliban fighters who had joined the peace process in northern Kunduz province on Thursday urged the government to take measures for their security, after the killing of several surrendering insurgents at the hands of their former... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Taliban insurgents shot dead a former colleague who had recently surrendered to the authorities in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Monday.
Maulvi Mohammad Nabi, the former Taliban commander, was killed along with his... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Taliban insurgents killed a commander who recently surrendered to the authorities in the northern province of Kunduz, an official said on Monday.
Mohammad Omar was killed along with his nephew in Nahr-i-Kuhna village of Dasht-i-... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Six passengers were killed and a seventh wounded in traffic accident in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Sunday.
The casualties happened on Saturday evening when a car ploughed into a truck in the Imam Sahib district... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): The deputy governor of Kunduz said on Saturday his guards had found a huge bomb planted beneath a culvert in front of his residence.
Hamidullah Danishi said a possible attempt on his life was thwarted when the guards saw the remote... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Kunduz won a traditional wresting event, marking the Mujahideen Victory Day, beating Takhar, officials said on Saturday.
The game was arranged on Friday by the provincial wrestling federation at the Kunduz municipality ground.... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A Taliban commander was detained during an International Security Assistance (ISAF) operation in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Sunday.
The predawn raid was conducted in the Katakhel area on the outskirts of Kunduz... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A Taliban commander was detained during an International Security Assistance (ISAF) operation in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Sunday.
The predawn raid was conducted in the Katakhel area on the outskirts of Kunduz... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Asphalting of a 1.5 kilometres road, a $800,000 (36.4 million afghanis) project, began in northern Kunduz province on Saturday, an official said.
The German-funded project in Khanabad district would be completed in four months,... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): One civilian was killed and another wounded in a roadside bomb blast in Khanabad district of northern Kunduz province on Saturday, officials said.
The explosion happened in the Basus district at 7am when a police vehicle was... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Foreign troops captured a senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) along with two of his associates during an operation in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Saturday.
Qari Bilal was detained at the residence of... read more

KUNDUZCITY (PAN): The Kunduz Municipality revenue increased by more than 15 million afghanis ($325,380) to 41 million afs this last solar year, which ended March 21, an official said on Sunday.
Last year's income of the municipality stood at 26... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Farmers in northern Kunduz province are concerned about a looming grasshopper attack on their crops, accusing the authorities concerned of failing to ward off such threats.
"Grasshoppers' population is fast growing in... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): More than 600 roadside bombs or improvised explosive devices have been discovered and cleared in last five months in northern Kunduz province, but the threat has not subsided fully yet, officials and residents said on Sunday.
The... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Police arrested two suspected militants and as many armed burglars during separate operations in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Tuesday.
The two alleged burglars were arrested during a raid on a house in Aqtash... read more

KUNDUZ CITY(PAN): A district police chief on Friday survived a bomb blast that ripped through his vehicle, but one of his security guards was killed and another injured in northern Kunduz province.
The Chardara district police chief, Ghulam... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): The Taliban are resorting to suicide attacks and assassinations of government officials because they have been forced out of their sanctuaries in northern Kunduz province, officials said.
The Taliban controlled Chardara, Imam... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Residents in northeastern Kunduz province have welcomed the first unit of local police, but the security force say they do not have enough weapons or support to defend the area.
Talok, which has been peaceful for two... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Roadside bombs are causing an increasing number of
civilian casualties in northern Kunduz province, residents there say.
The Taliban used to be active in Dash Archi, Chahar Dara, Imam Sahib, and Gorthipa districts, but last... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Twenty-five inmates, including a woman, were freed from Takhar central jail on Tuesday in compliance with a presidential decree, an official said.
On Feb. 15, the birthday of Prophet Mohammad, President Hamid Karzai issued a... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): The number of people killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at an Afghan army recruitment centre in northern Kunduz province has risen to 37, officials said on Tuesday.
The attack occurred at around 2pm on Monday at the... read more

KUNDUZCITY (PAN): Thirty-five people were killed and 40 others injured, when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside an Afghan army recruitment centre in the northern province of Kunduz on Monday, officials said.
The attack occurred at around 2pm,... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Two people were killed and 11 others wounded when a speeding flying-coach flipped over in northern Takhar province on Saturday, an official said.
The accident happened in Khokh Sai area of Kulfagan district, Takhar Governor Faiz... read more

KUNDUZ CITY(PAN): The 303rd Pamir Zone deputy commander, Ali Razayie, was appointed on Friday as acting police chief for northern Kunduz province, an official said.
The provincial police chief, Brig. Gen. Syedkheli, was killed along with three... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A newly-constructed building for the information and culture department of northern Kunduz province was inaugurated on Thursday, an official said.
The single-storey building was constructed over half acre of land in eight months... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): One woman died and another was injured when soldiers from the NATO-led coalition opened fire in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said.
The International Security Assistance Force said it was investigating the incident,... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Residents of northern Kunduz province have warned the government that unless tribal militias are reined in, it could pave the way for a return of the Taliban.
The militia, also known as Arbakai, have been harassing and... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): The governor of northern Takhar province on Saturday warned foreign troops against nighttime operations, saying such action could spark resistance from residents.
The warning comes a week after NATO-led International Security... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A Taliban-designated district chief was killed during an operation in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Saturday.
The rebel chief for Imam Sahib district, Baz Mohammad, was killed on Friday night as a result of a joint... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A German-funded high school was inaugurated in the northern province of Kunduz, solving problems of 800 students, officials said on Thursday.
The building for Sher Khan Dry Port School was constructed in one year at a cost of... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A district police chief and his two guards were arrested on Sunday on the suspicion of involvement in drug smuggling in northern Takhar province, officials said.
The Dasht Qala district police chief and his guards were held after... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): The death toll from a suicide attack on a district population registration office in northern Kunduz province has risen to 33, officials said on Tuesday.
Eighteen people were wounded in the bombing in the Imam Sahib district,... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A suicide attacker blew himself up inside a population registration office in northern Kunduz province on Monday, killing 26 people and wounding many others, officials said.
The attack happened at 12pm inside a registration... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Security forces discovered depot of explosives and weapons in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Saturday.
The dump included 90 mortar shells, 80 warheads, four anti-vehicle mines and a large quantity of ammunitions,... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Three foreign troops were injured during a clash with Taliban fighters in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Saturday.
The clash took place on Friday night after a convoy of German forces was attacked in the Dubandi area... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Seven people, including a district chief, were killed and five others were wounded when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-filled vest inside a government building in northern Kunduz province on Thursday, officials said.... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A district chief was among three people killed in a suicide blast inside his office in northern Kunduz province on Thursday, police said.
Chahardara district administrative head, Abdul Wahid Omarkhel, and two others people were... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): A 5-member group of mine planters was detained by police after a brief clash in northern Kunduz province, where eight Taliban joined the peace process, officials said on Tuesday.
The group was detained in Bozkandahari area of... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Benefiting more than 6,500 families, 15 development projects in northern Takhar and a road project in Kunduz have been completed, officials said on Monday.
The projects in Takhar were implemented under the National Solidarity... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Residents, security officials and the Taliban differed over the government claim that the northern Kunduz province had been cleared of insurgents.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said that fighters were always on the move to... read more

KUDNDUZCITY (PAN): A man and his two sons were killed in a roadside bombing in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said on Thursday, less than a week after a joint military offensive in the region.
The explosion took place at 9am when their... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Militant would not be allowed to return to the areas in northern Afghanistan that were cleared as a result of recent counterinsurgency operations, the interior minister said on Wednesday.
Gen. Bismillah Mohammadi held out the... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Three women were injured when the car they were travelling in struck a roadside bomb in northern Kunduz province on Tuesday, officials said.
The explosion happened in Dasht-i-Archi district at 7am, the governor's spokesman,... read more

KUNDUZ CITY(PAN): Sixty-one Taliban militants, including five commanders, had joined the Afghan government-initiated peace process in northern Kunduz, Takhar and Jawzjan provinces, officials said on Saturday.
A 17-member insurgent group, led by... read more

KUNZUZ CITY(PAN): Security forces have flushed out Taliban militants from a district in northern Takhar province in a two-day operation, police claimed on Friday.
Fourteen insurgents were killed in the Khwaja Ghar district as a result of the... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Two districts in northern Kunduz and Takhar provinces have been cleared of Taliban fighters, officials said on Thursday.
The Taliban has controlled nearly 80 percent of Khwaja Ghar district of Takhar province for last two years,... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A seven-member militant group surrendered to the government in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Wednesday.
Led by Mullah Qadir, the group turned in five Kalashnikovs, a rocket launcher and a machine gun to security... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Eight Taliban fighters, including a Tajik national, were killed by foreign troops during an operation in northern Takhar province, an official said on Wednesday.
The operation was conducted in the Qazaq village of Khwaja Ghar... read more

KUNDZUZ CITY (PAN): As many as 30 people have been detained illegally cutting trees in the northern province of Takhar, officials said on Thursday.
The people were arrested over the past month on charges of cutting forest trees and selling at... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Two Taliban commanders and 30 fighters surrendered to the government in northern Kunduz province on Tuesday, officials said.
A surrendered Taliban commander, Gul Mohammad, said: “We fought against the government for two... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A civilian was killed and a dozen others were injured in a collision in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Tuesday.
The accident took place on Monday night when two cars collided in the Imam Sahib district, traffic... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Police detained six gunmen as they robbed passengers in the northern province of Kunduz, an official said on Monday.
The overnight arrests came after a brief clash on the Khanabad-Aliabad highway, district police chief, Lt. Col.... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Afghan and US Special Forces killed 15 Taliban including their two commanders and a Taliban-designated district chief in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Monday.
The militants were killed during an operation in Sharwan... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Hundreds of people in the capital of northern Kunduz province on Sunday staged a protest demonstration against foreign troops for arresting five civilians during a night time opera
KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Hundreds of people in the capital... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): An Al Qaeda linked commander, who fought against Afghan and foreign forces for seven years, has joined the peace process along with his five fighters in the northern province of Kunduz, an official said on Wednesday.
The... read more

KANDUZCITY(PAN): Eight Taliban insurgents, including a senior commander, have been killed in an operation by Afghan and international forces in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Tuesday.
The operation in Kulbat area of Imam Sahib district... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): A commander was among five rebels killed during an overnight operation by Afghan and NATO-led coalition forces in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Saturday.
Another 10 insurgents were detained during the offensive... read more

KUNDUZ CITY(PAN): A major militant training centre was destroyed by Afghan and foreign troops during a joint operation in northern Takhar province, an official said on Friday.
The operation was carried out Thursday night in the Mominabad village of... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Construction work on four buildings for schools has been launched in northern Takhar province, where nearly half of education institutes have no proper buildings, the education ministry said on Thursday.
The buildings are being... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Three foreigners were among four insurgents killed during a joint operation by Afghan and foreign troops in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Wednesday.
Another 10 militants were apprehended during the joint offensive... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Unidentified gunmen killed a former jihadi commander in the Cha Ab district of northern Takhar province, an official said on Wednesday.
Sadruddin, the jihadi leader, was on his way back home after attending a marriage party when... read more

KUNDUZ CITY/LASHKARGAH (PAN): Peace bodies were established in northern Kunduz and southern Helmand provinces as part of the ongoing efforts at bringing the rebels back to the negotiating table, of
KUNDUZ CITY/LASHKARGAH (PAN): Peace bodies were... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A traffic police officer was killed and five civilians were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the northern province of Kunduz on Thursday, officials said.
The incident took place at 8:30am near the central square... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Six insurgents, including a Pakistan national, were captured during an operation in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Wednesday.
The militants were detained in an overnight operation conducted by Afghan police and a... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Four Taliban insurgents, including a Tajik national, were killed during a three-hour clash in the northern province of Takhar, officials said on Tuesday.
The Taliban had attacked tribal militia soldiers in Jowkado area of Khwaja... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Fifteen insurgents, including four foreigners, have been killed in an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) strike in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Monday.
At least five would-be suicide bombers were... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A senior Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) official was shot wounded in the northern province of Takhar, officials said on Monday.
KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A senior Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) official was shot wounded in... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Security officials said on Monday two of suicide attackers who stormed an army recruitment centre in northern Kunduz province were foreign citizens.
On Monday, four suicide bombers attacked the enrollment centre, killing four... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A district chief survived a bomb attack in northern Kunduz province on Sunday, hours after the killing of five security officials in a suicide bombing.Chardara district chief, Abdul Wahid Omarkhel, told Pajhwok Afghan News his... read more

KUNDUZCITY (PAN): Three soldiers and two policemen were killed on Sunday when a group of suicide bombers attacked an Afghan army recruitment centre in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said.
Three attackers stormed the centre in Kunduz... read more

KABUL(PAN): German Chancellor Angela Merkel, accompanied by her foreign minister, arrived on a surprise visit in northern Kunduz province on Saturday, an official said.
During a meeting with soldiers at a German base in Kunduz City, she paid... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): German defence minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, said on Monday that his country does not have any immediate plans to pull troops out of Afghanistan.
Germany would continue to support and cooperate with the security and... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): More than 3, 500 families would benefit from 13 welfare schemes executed under the National Solidarity Programme (NSP) in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said on Monday.
Costing more than 14 million afghanis... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A 12-member group of Taliban and their commander joined the peace process in northern Kunduz province on Sunday, officials said.
Led by Mullah Aminullah, the insurgents surrendered to the authorities with nine Kalashnikov assault... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): The Takhar provincial council chief escaped unhurt in a bomb attack in Taloqan, an official said on Sunday.
Shah Mehmood Taloqani's vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Och Qudugh area of the provincial capital late on... read more

KUNDUZCITY (PAN): Five soldiers and nine civilians were injured in a suicide bombing in the northern province of Kunduz on Saturday, officials said.
The bomber detonated an explosives-laden police vehicle at the entrance to the Afghan National Army... read more

KUNDUZCITY (PAN): A building for agriculture faculty was inaugurated while construction of another the engineering faculty began in the northern province of Takhar, officials said on Thursday.
The building having 17 classrooms, four... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Taliban fighters shot dead a woman who they claimed was having an affair in the northern province of Takhar, officials and locals said on Wednesday.
The Taliban had wanted to execute Zarmina, 31, in public, but when locals... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): A Dutch employee of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) was freed after one month in captivity in northern Takhar province, an official said on Saturday.
Unidentified militants abducted Peter Ostur Hues, a worker of Streams... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Afghan and international forces arrested nine Taliban fighters during an overnight operation in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Thursday.
The operation was conducted in the Yatim village of Char Dara district, Kunduz... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Forty-six local police graduated from a one-month training course given by US Special Forces in northern Kunduz province on Wednesday.
Local police, known as Urbaki among Afghans, are a new initiative of the Ministry of Interior... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Greater regional cooperation was needed as to stop drug smuggling in Central Asia, a top UN official said in northern Kunduz province on Tuesday.
Northern Afghanistan was an important route used for smuggling narcotics into... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Construction work on a school building which was once used by the Taliban as a jail, started in northern Kunduz province on Saturday, an education official said.
The construction would cost $100,000, provided by the German... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Sixteen people, including women and children, were killed when their bus plunged into a river in northern Takhar province, an official said on Saturday.
The accident took place in Puchak Bala village in Warsaj district on Friday... read more

KUNDUZCITY (PAN): Three people were wounded in a suicide attack on Wednesday in the northern province of Takhar, officials said.
A suicide bomber blew himself in the district centre of Khwaja Bahauddin, provincial police chief, Brig. Gen. Shah... read more

KUNDUZCITY (PAN): Seventeen Taliban fighters and two tribal militia soldiers were killed during a clash in the northern province of Kunduz, an official said on Tuesday.
The clash between Taliban fighters and tribal militia soldiers took place on... read more

KUNDUZCITY (PAN): Hundreds of residents in Kunduz on Saturday staged a protest demonstration against what they called surge in civilian killings due to the presence of illegal armed groups in the northern province.
The protest was carried out in... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): A roadside blast injured two international soldiers in northern Kunduz province on Saturday, officials said.
"The bomb went off when the soldiers on a foot patrol arrived in the area early Saturday morning," an official... read more

KUNDUZCITY (PAN): Rice production has increased in the northern province of Kunduz this year, compared to last year's yield, officials said on Sunday, but growers are concerned at the commodity's lower price in the market.
About 200,000... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Five militants, including a foreigner, were killed in a NATO airstrike in the northern province of Kunduz, an official said on Saturday.
The operation was conducted by Afghan and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Eight people were killed and 16 others wounded in a bomb explosion in the Imam Sahib district of northern Kunduz province on Saturday, an official said.
The pre-noon blast resulted from explosives rigged to a motorbike parked in... read more

KUNDUZ (PAN): Two armoured vehicles of the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) have been destroyed in a Taliban rocket attack in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Thursday.
In the brazen assault that took place in the... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Four tribal militiamen were killed in a Talban assault in northern Kunduz province on Tuesday, officials said.
A group of insurgents ambushed the militiamen in the Topeshan area of the Imam Sahib town, the district chief told... read more

KUDUZ (PAN): A seven-member group of Taliban militants joined the central government-initiated peace process in northern Kunduz province on Tuesday, an official said.
The group led by commander Mehman Shah also turned in their weapons to officials... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Doctors at the Kunduz Civil Hospital staged a rare protest demonstration on Sunday against the beating of their colleague by intelligence operatives.
The doctors warned of pushing ahead with the protest as long as intelligence... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Three NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers were injured when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in northern Kunduz province on Friday, an official said.
The blast ripped through the US military... read more

GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Six people were killed as the Taliban insurgents clashed policemen who surrendered to them in southern Ghazni province earlier in the week, an official said on Thursday.
Up to 17 policemen surrendered to the militants under a... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A number of women Wednesday urged the government to build a handicraft bazaar in northern Kunduz province.
Although hundreds of women were involved in making handicrafts, they could not sell their products for lack of a bazaar,... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Three policemen and a driver were injured when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near the vehicle of a district chief in the northern province of Kunduz on Monday, officials said.
The explosives had been hidden inside a... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Two German soldiers were wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in northern Kunduz province on Sunday afternoon, officials said.
The incident occurred in the Chahar Dara town, a Taliban stronghold in the province,... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): More than 2, 800 families would benefit from 11 welfare projects executed under the National Solidarity Programme (NSP) in the northern Kunduz province, officials said on Saturday.
The people of Imam Sahib, Dasht-i-Archi and... read more

KUNDUZCITY (PAN): A police officer and a Taliban commander were killed during a predawn clash in the northern province of Takhar on Thursday, an official said.
The clash erupted after the fighters attacked a border police checkpoint at 4.00am... read more

KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Afghan and international forces have killed eight Taliban, including their commander, an apparent confidante of the Taliban leader, Mullah Omar, in southern Kandahar province, the governor said on Wednesday.
The operation was... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Security forces captured a man planting a roadside bomb in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Tuesday.
The suspected militant, who was arrested Monday night in the Khanabad district, had confessed to his crime, said... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): More than 9,500 families would benefit from 64 welfare schemes executed in northeastern Badakhshan province under the National Solidarity Programme (NSP), officials said on Tuesday.
The projects included the graveling of a 55... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a foreigner along with his driver on the main Kunduz-Takhar Highway on Monday, an official said.
The foreigner, a worker of a Dutch organisation, went missing in the Bangi district of Takhar province... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Police cleared a key road that stayed closed for the past seven months of Taliban insurgents in Darqad district of northern Takhar province on Sunday, an official said.
Ten security checkpoints had been set up on the road linking... read more

KUNDUZCITY (PAN): The disabled people's income has considerably declined as there is no proper market for their handicrafts in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said on Sunday.
Although the quality of their handicrafts had improved,... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Nearly 60 militants have surrendered to security personnel since the start of an operation two days ago in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Tuesday.
The operation, involving Afghan and foreign troops, also resulted in... read more

KUNDUZ CITY(PAN): A Taliban commander was among 21 fighters who laid down their weapons and pldged to support the government in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Sunday.
The commander, Zia, and his 20 armed supporters turned in their... read more

KUNDUZ CITY(PAN): A Taliban commander was among 21 fighters who laid down their weapons and pldged to support the government in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Sunday.
The commander, Zia, and his 20 armed supporters turned in their... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): The ministry of counternarcotics has awarded $1 million to northern Kunduz province for its performance in eliminating drugs, officials said.
Kunduz is the 20th province to have wiped out the poppy crop, said Muhammad Ishaq Berna... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): The assassination of Kunduz governor, Muhammad Omar, was aimed at derailing the central government-initiated peace process, the acting governor said on Wednesday.
Omar and 11 other people were killed in a massive bomb blast in a... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): The governor of northern Kunduz province Muhammad Omar, who was killed in a massive bomb blast in a mosque during Friday prayers in northern Takhar province, was laid to rest Saturday at his ancestral graveyard the Baharak district... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): Two suspects have been arrested over a deadly bomb blast that also killed the governor of northern Kunduz province in Takhar province, an official said on Saturday.
The massive blast in a mosque in Taluqan, Takhar's capital,... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): The governor of northern Kunduz province, Muhammad Omar, who had survived a series of assassination attempts, was among a dozen people killed in a massive bomb blast at a mosque in northern Takhar province on Friday, officials... read more

PUL-I-KHUMRI (PAN): One German soldier was killed and six others were wounded in a suicide bombing that triggered an ongoing gunbattle with insurgents in northern Baghlan province on Thursday, officials said.
The suicide assault took place in front... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Twenty Taliban fighters, including a district commander, have been killed during a joint offensive by Afghan and NATO-led soldiers in northern Takhar province, an official said on Thursday.
Mullah Jawadullah, a Taliban commander... read more

KUNDUZCITY(PAN): A commander was among three Taliban arrested during an operation by NATO-led soldiers in northern Takhar province, an official said on Tuesday.
The operation targeted a militant hideout in the Darqad district late Monday night, the... read more

KABUL (PAN): Afghan and NATO-led soldiers would increase their focus on the north, where insurgents including foreigners have intensified their activities, a defence ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
At a joint news conference with ISAF spokesman... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Two policemen and five Taliban, including a commander, were killed in a clash in northern Takhar province, officials said on Saturday.
The clash was sparked by a militant assault on the Zard Kamar village of Khwaja Ghar district... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Three anti-government fighters, including two Uzbek citizens, were killed in a joint Afghan police and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operation in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Thursday.
The... read more

GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Three Taliban fighters have been killed during an operation by NATO-led soldiers in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Wednesday.
The overnight operation that also led to the capture of three insurgents was conducted... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Three Taliban militants were killed and two others, including a tribal militia, were wounded in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Tuesday.
Imam Sahib District chief, Muhammad Ayub Haqyar, told Pajhwok Afghan News the... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Eight members of Al Qaeda were killed in an ISAF air strike and two other suspects were detained in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said on Thursday.The air strike was targeting an Al Qaeda commander in the Aliabad... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A German soldier was injured when a remote controlled bomb exploded during a ceremony to start construction on a bridge in northern Kunduz province on Tuesday, officials said.The explosion happened about 11am as the German... read more

KABUL (PAN): Afghan authorities on Monday rejected NATO findings that an air strike which killed eight people and wounded another three, including a parliamentary candidate, also killed a top Al Qaeda-linked commander in northern Takhar province.On... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): The newly appointed Kunduz police chief survived a Taliban attack on Monday in northern Baghlan province, officials said.Abdul Rahman Syedkheli was traveling from Baghlan to Kunduz when he came under Taliban attack in Jar Khoshk... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): As many 1,000 young men were trained in different vocational skills in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Wednesday.Public works director, Sayed Abdullah Hashmi, told Pajhwok Afghan News the youth completed six months... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): International forces have detained three suspected insurgents in northern Kunduz province, the alliance said on Wednesday.The three were arrested during an overnight operation by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Afghan police killed five Taliban militants and wounded five others during a firefight in northern Kunduz province, officials said on Sunday.The overnight clash that took place in the Bayaka area of Imam Sahib district left five... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A Japanese journalist, who stayed in Taliban's captivity for eight months, was freed in northern Kunduz province, the governor said on Sunday.Kosuke Tsukeoka, 41, was released in Dasht-i-Archi district Saturday afternoon, said Eng... read more

(Update 1)KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Three civilians and four policemen were killed in a remote-controlled bomb explosion in northern Kunduz province on Saturday, the governor said.Muhammad Omar told Pajhwok Afghan News the bomb rigged to a motorcycle... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): NATO-led forces killed nine Taliban militants and captured two others, including a commander, in northern Takhar province, officials said on Saturday.The casualties happened during a raid on the hideout of Taliban commander Haji... read more

GHAZNI CITY/KUNDUZ (PAN): A candidate for the September 18 parliamentary election was wounded in a bomb attack in southern Ghazni province on Thursday, an official said.The candidate, Maulana Abdul Rahman Halimi, and one of his bodyguards were... read more

KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): NATO-led forces killed on Taliban militant and injured another in northern Kunduz province, an official said on Sunday.The incident took place in Kharotai village of Chahar Dara district late Saturday when the international... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Eight policemen were killed on Thursday morning, when Taliban insurgents attacked their checkpoint in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said.The incident took place at 4am in Imam Saheb Bandar area of Kunduz city when the... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Nine Taliban insurgents, including some of their commanders, fled northern Kunduz province before the launch of an Afghan-coalition operation, an official said on Wednesday.The fleeing Taliban commanders included Mullah Abdul... read more

KUNDUZ (PAN): Fourteen people, including three women, were killed when a passenger coach plunged into a river in northern Takhar province, an official said on Sunday.The accident took place at 7pm on Saturday in Khostaba area of Farkhar district,... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): A rebel commander was among five Taliban killed in an airstrike by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the northern province of Kunduz, NATO said on Sunday.ISAF planes struck a vehicle of Taliban insurgents after... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Local security forces in northern Kunduz province have arrested four Taliban militants, three of them Tajik nationals, officials said on Sunday.The foreign fighters associated with the Taliban were captured in the increasingly... read more

KUNDUZ (PAN): A spy aircraft of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) crashed in northern Kunduz province on Wednesday, German forces said.The plane went down in the Qala-i-Zal district as a result of a technical fault, the... read more

KUNDUZ (PAN): A spy aircraft of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) crashed in northern Kunduz province on Wednesday, German forces said.The plane went down in the Qala-i-Zal district as a result of a technical fault, the... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): At least eight Taliban militants were killed and two others arrested during a joint NATO and Afghan forces operation in northern Kunduz province, officials said Wednesday.The overnight operation was launched Tuesday in the... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Four German soldiers were wounded early Monday when a roadside bomb went off while they were patrolling in a restive district of northern Kunduz province, an official said.The soldiers, under the command of the NATO-led... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): six suicide bombers and three foreigners were among 11 killed as Taliban militants stormed an American NGO in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Friday, officials said.The bombers launched a predawn militant operation on the... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Six suicide bombers on Friday stormed the compound of an American aid group in the northern city of Kunduz, killing at least five people, including foreigners, before the militants themselves were killed in an hours-long gun-... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Eight Taliban militants, including a local commander, were killed and three others wounded Saturday in a NATO-led airstrike in northern Kunduz province, officials said.A prominent Taliban commander, Mullah Usman, was among his men... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): At least eight Taliban fighters, including a Pakistani militant, were killed and two others wounded in a military operation in northern Kunduz province, officials said Wednesday.The insurgents were killed Tuesday evening as Afghan... read more

KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): An overnight air strike by US forces killed four Taliban insurgents in the volatile northern province of Kunduz, officials said on Saturday.The air raid targeted a vehicle laden with explosives on Friday night in the Kolabi area... read more